kiddiesunshine
12-03-2001, 11:03 AM
Damn, I'm such a poet I scare myself! Seriously though, I'm taking this time to reflect on the past of videogames (as if there is a BETTER topic). Sometimes, we get so caught up on the new that we forget the old. This topic was inspired by the late, great system, SEGA SATURN. I bought one last week for $40, even though some people say $40 is too much. Anyway, as I played Virtua Fighter 2 and Sonic R I wondered, "How did this system die so fast?" In some ways, it is better than the Playstation! i think it has better sound and better 2D graphics, plus, with enhancements like the 4MEG RAM cartridge, the system gets even more power, enabling you to play games like X-Men vs. Street Fighter in arcade-perfect fashion. The Playstation can't do that without making a special mode where you have to choose the same characters to be able to tag. SEGA SATURN has some of the best music I've ever heard on videogames. Play Sonic R and you'll know what I mean. And when you're done playing the game, you can enjoy the music in your CD player. Granted, SOME Playstation games could do that, but not all of them. And the Controller layout is the best ever made. It's perfect for fighting fanatics like me and people who want their buttons in the same general area.
Great System. Large game library of fun games. User-friendly controls. All that good stuff. And when it all comes down to it, do you really care what a game looks like, as long as it's really fun? That last sentence is not to be interpreted as saying the SATURN's games are ugly. When you play your GCN's and XBoxes and PS2's, remember that they had to grow from a little guy to a man, so to speak. I can't trace the history of VG's all the way back to the first system, but I know that you better be happy there were systems like Colecovision, Atari, NES and the like.
Great System. Large game library of fun games. User-friendly controls. All that good stuff. And when it all comes down to it, do you really care what a game looks like, as long as it's really fun? That last sentence is not to be interpreted as saying the SATURN's games are ugly. When you play your GCN's and XBoxes and PS2's, remember that they had to grow from a little guy to a man, so to speak. I can't trace the history of VG's all the way back to the first system, but I know that you better be happy there were systems like Colecovision, Atari, NES and the like.